Kansas Republican senate president announces 2026 gubernatorial bid
Republicans are keen to recapture the governor's office in GOP-leaning Kansas after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won a second four-year term in 2022. Kelly is term-limited and cannot run again.
Masterson, a small-business owner, has been a state senator representing a district in eastern Kansas since 2009. He became Senate president in 2021. He previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2008.
Other Republicans in the 2026 governor's race include Secretary of State Scott Schwab, who built his public profile pushing back against unfounded election conspiracy theories, and former Gov. Jeff Colyer.
Colyer was elevated to the office for about a year in 2018 after former Gov. Sam Brownback resigned. He failed to get past the primary in that year's gubernatorial election, then entered the 2022 governor's race but dropped out early after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
26 minutes ago
- Yahoo
"Forgive Me Nebraska, I Wasn't Familiar With Y'alls Game": Over 2 Million People Have Watched This Video Of A Republican Lawmaker Being Passionately Booed And Heckled At A Town Hall
Republican lawmaker Mike Flood was recently booed and heckled at a town hall in Nebraska, and the video is GLORIOUS. Over two million people have watched this TikTok that began with Mike asking, "Do you think people who are 28 years old, who can work and refuse to work, should get free healthcare?" As the crowd screamed a resounding "YESSSS," Mike looked like he was thinking, "Oh no." Related: The face of someone who did not receive the answer they expected: "I don't think that the majority of Nebraskans agree with you," he finally said. When he asked for the next slide of the presentation, people began chanting, "Tax the rich!" Related: Visibly frustrated, Mike tried again: "If you choose not to work. You. Do. Not. Get. Free. Healthcare." But the crowd wasn't having it and screamed, "BOOOOOO!" Mike continued, "Money does not fall out of the sky. It does not grow on trees. It comes from all of you. I wish there was a world we could live in where everything came from the government, and it was free. But that will never, ever, ever happen." Notably, he did not offer the obvious solution of, IDK, making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share??? Throughout the town hall, people also shouted things like "vote him out!" and "liar!" The only time in the video that Mike received applause was when he supported the release of the Epstein files. Naturally, folks in the comments had a lot to say. This person pointed out, "even if you work healthcare isn't free!!!!" Related: Many people said what we're all thinking: "Healthcare should be a basic human right." "i love that you can hear the whole crowd say 'YES' it restored my faith in American society." "'Should people in the richest society in history have access to life saving care' isn't the gotcha he thinks it is." "Forgive me Nebraska, I wasn't familiar with yalls game DAMN." Related: "*the majority screams yes* 'the majority doesn't agree with you.'" And finally, "'it comes from all of you' SIR YOU FORGOT TO TAX THE BILLIONAIRES." What do you think about all this? LMK in the comments below! Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
Buzz Feed
27 minutes ago
- Buzz Feed
Republican Booed At Nebraska Town Hall Over Healthcare
Republican lawmaker Mike Flood was recently booed and heckled at a town hall in Nebraska, and the video is GLORIOUS. Over two million people have watched this TikTok that began with Mike asking, "Do you think people who are 28 years old, who can work and refuse to work, should get free healthcare?" As the crowd screamed a resounding "YESSSS," Mike looked like he was thinking, "Oh no." The face of someone who did not receive the answer they expected: "I don't think that the majority of Nebraskans agree with you," he finally said. When he asked for the next slide of the presentation, people began chanting, "Tax the rich!" Visibly frustrated, Mike tried again: "If you choose not to work. You. Do. Not. Get. Free. Healthcare." But the crowd wasn't having it and screamed, "BOOOOOO!" Mike continued, "Money does not fall out of the sky. It does not grow on trees. It comes from all of you. I wish there was a world we could live in where everything came from the government, and it was free. But that will never, ever, ever happen." Notably, he did not offer the obvious solution of, IDK, making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share??? Naturally, folks in the comments had a lot to say. This person pointed out, "even if you work healthcare isn't free!!!!" Many people said what we're all thinking: "Healthcare should be a basic human right." "i love that you can hear the whole crowd say 'YES' it restored my faith in American society." "'Should people in the richest society in history have access to life saving care' isn't the gotcha he thinks it is." "Forgive me Nebraska, I wasn't familiar with yalls game DAMN." "*the majority screams yes* 'the majority doesn't agree with you.'" And finally, "'it comes from all of you' SIR YOU FORGOT TO TAX THE BILLIONAIRES." What do you think about all this? LMK in the comments below!
The Hill
27 minutes ago
- The Hill
Weather Service expected to expand hiring efforts amid vacancies
The National Weather Service (NWS) is expected to expand its hiring efforts after facing both vacancies and public scrutiny of Trump administration cuts. Tom Fahy, legislative director at the National Weather Service Employees Organization, told The Hill on Wednesday that he expects the service to hire for additional positions beyond the 126 that were previously reported. Fahy said it could mean 'potentially hundreds' of new jobs. CNN first reported this week that the Weather Service planned to hire back hundreds of jobs. According to the news outlet, the NWS will be able to hire a total of 450 positions including meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians. A Weather Service spokesperson declined to comment. The NWS and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), represented two of many government entities that faced job cuts and buyouts due to the administration's Department of Government Efficiency. However, as hurricane season began, and in particular after the deadly flooding in Texas, many of these cuts began to face scrutiny. An internal memo warned in June that some offices around the country were 'critically understaffed.' Last month, the White House issued a memo that extended a federal hiring freeze but exempted a few agencies, including the Weather Service. Neil Jacobs, who has been nominated to lead NOAA, pledged during his confirmation hearing to make NWS staffing a 'top priority.' His nomination is still pending, though he is expected to be approved. Democrats and Republicans alike have expressed concerns about the staffing levels at the NWS, with bipartisan bills being introduced in both the House and Senate on the issue.
